The use of Universal Decimal Classification in the Library of Social Work Studies at the Faculty of Law in Zagreb

Uvodno se navode specifičnosti znanstvenog područja socijalnih djelatnosti, koje su se odražavale na razvoj Studija socijalnog rada kao i Knjižnice Studija socijalnog rada pri Pravnom fakultetu u Zagrebu koja je taj razvoj pratila. U nastavku, opisuju se počeci i današnje stanje primjene Univerzalne decimalne klasifikacije (UDK) pri sadržajnoj obradi građe u Knjižnici. Zaključno se ističe da je primjena UDK-a znatno unaprijedila knjižnično poslovanje.The paper describes the application of UDC in subject indexing in the Library of Social Work Studies at the Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb. The author gives an overview of the field of social studies and the practice of social care and underlines characteristics of the literature in this new and fast changing field. The paper provides information on the initial implementation of the UDC in this special library and explains the aspects of its practical application. Some advantages and disadvantages in using UDC are analysed and a general evaluation of its suitablity for this type of library is given. Overall, the author concludes that the use of UDC contributed to the efficiency of collection organization and management in this special library